Fractional Brownian motion models for polymers

Chakravarti, N and Sebastian, KL (1997) Fractional Brownian motion models for polymers. In: Chemical Physics Letters, 267 (1-2). pp. 9-13.

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Abstract

Fractional Brownian motion (FBM) is a generalization of the usual Brownian motion. Recently we have given the correct path integral representation for it (K.L. Sebastian, J. Phys. A 28 (1995) 4305). Its measure shows that the process is Gaussian but is in general non-Markovian, even though Brownian motion itself is Markovian. We demonstrate this here by evaluating the three-point Green's function. We point out certain uses and defects of the FBM as a model for polymer molecules.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Chemical Physics Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2009 09:21
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:26
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/19014

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